Has the switch to sexual risk behaviour screening impacted deferrals for pre‐ and post‐exposure prophylaxis therapy for human immunodeficiency virus?
The switch to sexual risk behaviour led to a small increase in deferrals for PrEP. We may not be measuring the full impact of deferral criteria because potential donors may self-defer and PrEP use is increasing.
Authors
- Samra Uzicanin
- Mindy Goldman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9904-9952)
- Sheila F. O’Brien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5332-2789)
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Canadian Blood Services (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vox Sanguinis
- Published
- 2024-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.13773
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39